brown noser

A form of brown-noser — One who brown-noses (flatters or humors somebody in an obsequious manner for personal gain); one who sucks up; a bootlicker, dickrider, ass-kisser, sycophant.

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Meanings

nounbrown noser (plural brown nosers)

plural brown nosers

  1. alternativeAlternative form of brown-noser.
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APA

brown noser. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brown%20noser

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“brown noser.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brown%20noser. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brown noser,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brown%20noser.

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